Research published during the past decade on African American, Latino, and Asian
American families is reviewed. Emphasis is given to selected issues within the broad …

Most studies on parental sensitivity are based on Western samples, and the cross‐cultural
applicability of this construct has been subject to debate. This article reports on a systematic …

This book provides culture-centered assessment and intervention strategies for effective
clinical practice with Latina/o individuals and families. Mental health professionals will gain …

This study presents descriptive qualitative data about Latino parenting practices in an urban
context. Focus groups were conducted with Dominican and Puerto Rican mother-adolescent …

The role of maternal chronological age in prenatal and perinatal history, social support, and
parenting practices of new mothers (N= 335) was examined. Primiparas of 5‐month‐old …

Theoretical and empirical work on Black fathering has been grounded in a deficit
perspective. Scholarship has focused on absenteeism and incarceration of Black fathers …

Over the past two decades, births to US teenagers have fallen and no longer follow overall
fertility patterns. Yet the unique challenges faced by teenage mothers and their families …

The attachment relationships between 76 young foster children and their foster mothers
were examined with the purpose of understanding how maternal sensitivity, adoption status …

This longitudinal study focused on fathers' involvement from the prenatal period through
infants' first year in Dominican immigrants (n= 73), Mexican immigrants (n= 65) and African …

Sexual minority youth (SMY) who do not feel loved and supported by their families face
greater challenges and often experience various health disparities. The coming out process …